JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — The defense rested their case on Friday afternoon in the trial of a former Mountain View Town Council member, who told the jury he never pulled the trigger when his gun fired, shooting a teen in the face.
On Sept. 10, 2024, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) reported that two teens — then 17-year-old Jack Howard and 15-year-old Luke Brookhouser — walked through Brent Metz’s property without permission. The boys said they hopped the fence, hoping to speak with the homeowners about using the land for homecoming pictures.
Upon realizing no one was home, the boys walked back to their car, where they began to write a note while parked on the side of the road. The defendant, Metz, said he pulled up alongside the boys in their car and intended to speak with them — but asserted that when he exited his truck, he lost his balance “and the firearm discharged.”
Metz faces four felony charges: second-degree assault (recklessly causing a serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon), two counts of felony menacing and illegal discharge of a firearm…